Charles Hauser, Ph.D. is a bioinformatician with a background in plant genetics, genomics and molecular biology. His current research interests focus on (1) soil metagenomics – identifying plant microbe interactions, and (2) examining the potential toxicity of nanoparticles in environmental systems

Dr. Hauser received his undergraduate training in botany and chemistry from the University of Texas, Austin. While there he carried out a plant survey for land overlooking Redbud Island in Austin. Upon graduation, he worked with a group at Shell Research studying the formulation of solid resins used in a diverse array of products from sailboat hulls to carbon-fiber bicycles. Dr. Hauser returned academics, receiving his to earn his Ph.D. in Biochemistry and Biophysics working with Dr. H. Gray at the University of Houston. where his research focused on the enzymology of the nuclease BAL31, a dual-functional endo- and exo-nuclease, and the cloning of the gene. Dr. Hauser went to Duke University working with Drs. N.W. Gillham and J.E. Boynton where his post-doctoral research focused on characterization of chloroplast post-transcriptional regulation mechanisms in the unicellular green alga, Chlamydomonas reinhardtii. Dr. Hauser extended his stay at Duke, where as a research scientist he was involved with building the first set of gene models for the Chlamydomonas genome projec, and later with annotation of the draft genomic sequence generated by DOE-JGI in collaboration with Dr. Arthur Grossman at Stanford. Dr. Hauser came to St. Edward's in 2004 to establish the Bioinformatics Program.

Academic Appointments

Associate Professor, 2008 - present

Assistant Professor, 2004 - 2008

Postdoctoral Associate: Duke University,1989 - 1995

Research Associate Duke University, 1995 - 2000

Research Scientist Duke University, 2000 - 2004

Year Started

2004

Education

Research Scientist, Duke University

Post Doctoral, Duke University

PhD. Biochemistry and Biophysics at University of Houston

Botany, University of Texas, Austin

Achievement & Involvement

Honors and Awards

2016 St. Edward’s School of Natural Sciences Distinguished Research Award, 2015-16